Editing is where we look at our writing and fix any punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.

THIS IS THE FOURTH STEP OF THE WRITING PROCESS

Capitalization means using capital, or upper-case, letters. Capitalization of place names, family names, and days of the week are all standard in English. Using capital letters at the start of a sentence and capitalizing all the letters in a word for emphasis are both examples of capitalization.

CAPITALIZATION

Punctuation means breaking apart a piece of text using spaces and symbols known as punctuation marks. Punctuation is an essential part of writing because it helps to make a piece of text easier for a reader to understand.

Examples include . . .

PUNCTUATION

PERIOD . - makes a statement

EXCLAMATION POINT ! - shows excitement

QUESTION MARK ? - asks a question

COMMA , - breaks up sentences

SPELLING

Look through your writing. Does something look mispelled? Try these sites and RESEARCH the word to figure out the right spelling.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/kids

OR

https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/

HAPPY EDITING

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